Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-11
JEFFREYS LEWIS ACCUSED.
Her Husband Charges Her with Infi.
delity-A Washington Actor Involved.

San Francisco dispatch some days ago said
that John Adolf Maitland, husband OF JefIreys
Lewis, the well-knOwn actress, had filed in that
city an answer to his wife's suit for divorce and
money allowance. Maitland is now in Australia
Among the papers filed with the answer are q
number OF letters of a love-like tone from Walter
L. Dennis and Frank Kilday, the actors; N. B.
Leavitt. the theatrical manager, and William
COchrane, New York halter.
Copies Of the charges and the letters have been
sent east ana ns shs New York W1,sd Of today
his wife's charges OF cruelty, and makes counter
charges Of iniidelity against her, putting in evil
in desk belonging to her in their house in Mel
bourne, Australia. He says his wife was
intimate With Walter X,lSar L Dennis VIM Geeh-
and in the following year had been on similar
terms with n. B. Leavitt in San Francisco: that
kept up Correspondence Of the most equivocal
character, and that presents had passed to and
fro 9ss and the him, named
San Francisco the husband asserts that his
wife had presented 800 diamond stud to Walter
L. Dennis, and in return had accepted frOm him q
set Of silken underwear, a wrapper and pair Of
Among the letters alleged to have been written
one, written on Sept. Y, 1883, Is as follows:
"MAzIE DARLING: No letter to-day. Are you
ried. Passed a miserable night. Did not get
up till II O'Clock. l was dreaming OF you
all nlBnt. put On pair OF our STOCK
ings with my slippers, came down stairs and the
boys fell on their chairs. Maize, am SO lonesome
Why can't you come here after the party has gone
and could come down from Hartf0fd7 It Is only
an hours ride from here; what say your Stop ct
this hotel II you think it best to come. I ann 90
lonely, darling, and miss my care OF you 80 much.
How do you pass your time, Mazie7 imagine all
sorts OF things. DO write or come to me- GO0d-by.
God bless you, my own. AL my love and kisses.
Your own WALTER
on September 2sd he wrote her again rsprosch-
ing her for cruel telegram she sent him. third
letter said:
'tMAzIE DARLING: You are well remembered here;
and then our dear Old room 12O), whore we kissed
and made up! did not have the heart to take It.
God bless you. Remember me 70 Ill the girls.
FOndest love and thousand kisses. Your own
WALlIE"
In a letter signed "Your Own Loving Waite, y
and dated January l2, 1854, the writer says: "lt
is fearfully cold here, darling. How Ienvy you
Frisco; but would not care II ig fr0ze the clothes
on my back IL only had my little wife with me.
Bless her dear eyes; they are looking right up ct
me, and the little mouth L. curled right up a. u 70
now; IT'S DONE"
Mr.. Mailard also includes In his answer the ex-
press receipt for the package containing the SOC
diamond stud which ne charges Miss Lewis sent
Dennis, who was then In Milwaukee,, playing with
/ tho "Romany Rye" combination. The letters and
notes from Cochrane, Kilday and Leavtt6 are not
as Gf ardent Q nature a. those said TO have 0oen
Written BY MT. Dennis Mr.. Dennis u native o.
Washington, ana was married hSge some months
ago.